1962 in India
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See also: 1961 in India, other events of 1962, 1963 in India and the Timeline of Indian history.
[edit] Events
3 April - Jawaharlal Nehru is elected de facto Prime Minister of India. 28 July - A locust swarm threatens New Delhi. 21 September - A border conflict between China and India erupts into fighting. 10 October - Beginning of the Sino-Indian War, a border dispute involving two of the world's largest nations (between India and the People's Republic of China). 20 October - Chinese troops invade India (Sino-Indian War). 21 November - China withdraws troops and orders ceasefire. 19 December - The last foreign-occupied territory of India, Daman and Diu, is integrated into India.
[edit] Births
3 April - Jaya Prada, actress and politician. 7 April - Ram Gopal Varma, film director, writer and producer. 27 May - Ravi Shastri, cricketer. 25 August - Rajiv Kapoor, actor, producer and director. 4 September - Kiran More, cricketer.
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Sucheta Dalal, finance journalist. Madhavi, actress.
[edit] Deaths
11 June - Chhabi Biswas, actor (b.1900). 1 July - Bidhan Chandra Roy, second Chief Minister of West Bengal (b.1882).
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